Typhoon Haiyan aftermath shocking

11:06 AM,
Jan. 18, 2014

City: A person holds an umbrella to shield himself from the elements in Tacloban City in the Philippines in this Jan. 2 photo. About two months after Supertyphoon Haiyan slammed the central Philippines, destroyed homes are still seen throughout the region. Photos by Lea Santos/For Pacific Sunday News

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Lea Santos
For Pacific Sunday News

TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Watching Typhoon Haiyan on CNN and The Filipino Channel did not prepare me for my Jan. 2 visit to Tacloban. What I saw that day will forever remain etched in my mind.

Since I was coordinating the donation of medicine and medical supplies and equipment for the partnership of the governor and lieutenant governor with the Filipino Community of Guam, I felt compelled to visit the four Tacloban hospitals -- Tacloban City Hospital, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, Tacloban Doctors Medical Center and the Divine Word Hospital -- that already received three ...